Chapter 883: The Nemesis of the Cavalry
More than 300 cavalry units of the 109th Division Cavalry Brigade began to charge towards the first battalion of Chen Zhongju's cavalry.
The captain of the Japanese Shaozo Cavalry Brigade brandished his saber, and his eyes looked coldly at the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army in front of him.
When a cavalryman of the Eighth Route Army brandished a saber and rushed towards the captain of the Japanese Shaozuo Cavalry Group, the cavalry captain immediately stabbed the saber into the heart of the cavalryman.
The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army fell to the ground on the spot, and the war horse continued to gallop forward.
More than 500 cavalry units of the 1st Cavalry Battalion began to make contact with the cavalry of the 109th Division of the Japanese Army.
A Chinese and Japanese cavalryman began to fall from his horse, and the wounded cavalryman lay on the ground screaming in pain.
The 1st Cavalry Battalion began to rush past the 109th Division Cavalry Brigade, and the 1st Cavalry Battalion brought hundreds of casualties to the 109th Division Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese Army, and the 1st Cavalry Battalion also paid the price of more than 30 casualties.
"Kill and give, kill all the cavalry units in China." The eyes of the captain of the 109th Division Cavalry Brigade turned red, and he brandished his saber and shouted loudly.
And at this time, more than 600 cavalry units of the second battalion of the cavalry began to appear, and more than 600 cavalrymen brandished their sabers, and they quickly rushed towards the cavalry brigade of the 109th Division.
The cavalry of the two sides fought again, and the casualties of the cavalry brigade of the 109th Division were getting bigger and bigger, and the ground was full of Japanese cavalry corpses.
Outside Xingao Township, Dai County, where the main force of the Japanese mobile forces is located, Matsumoto Kurazang, commander of the Cavalry Wing of the 1st Division, held a telescope and looked ahead.
When he saw that the cavalry brigade of the 109th Division was attacked by more than 1,000 cavalry troops from two cavalry battalions, Matsumoto Kurazang knew that the cavalry brigade of the 109th Division was likely to be wiped out, and he looked ahead, with a solemn expression on his face.
"Wing Commander, we must send troops to reinforce the past, otherwise the 109th Division Cavalry Brigade is very likely to be wiped out, at present, judging from the exposed firepower and strength of the Chinese troops, they should be the Cavalry Regiment of the Second Division of the Honorary Division of China, Wing Commander, with the strength we currently have, we are completely capable of annihilating them."
The chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Wing came to the captain of the wing, Matsumoto Kurazang, and said with a solemn expression on his face.
The cavalry brigade of the 109th Division has fallen into a joint attack of the two cavalry battalions of the Honorable Fifth Regiment, and the cavalry brigade of the 109th Division is in a precarious situation.
"This must be the cavalry regiment of the Eighth Route Army, order the tank troops to attack immediately, and at the same time order the cavalry brigade of the 114th Division, the cavalry brigade of the 110th division, and the cavalry wing of the 1st Division to immediately encircle from both sides, and the armored convoy will follow me,"
Matsumoto Kurazang hesitated slightly, and he immediately began to give the battle order.
As Matsumoto Kurazang's order began to be issued, more than 300 cavalry units of the 114th Division Cavalry Brigade began to set off from the left side, and more than 300 cavalry troops of the 1st Cavalry Wing started from the right side.
Matsumoto Kurazang threw all his troops into combat at one time this time, and he felt that with more than 40 tanks, more than 30 armored vehicles, and hundreds of cavalry units, he thought that he could achieve victory and completely annihilate the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army's Honorary Second Division.
The Japanese troops began to set off, with more than forty tanks moving rapidly in front, followed closely by two infantry squadrons in trucks and straddle motorcycles.
"Boom, boom!"
The Japanese tanks had begun to stop advancing, and the tank guns were aimed at the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army in front, and grenades began to be fired.
A loud explosion began to sound, and dozens of cavalrymen were affected by shrapnel, and they fell from their horses.
"Anti-tank gun fire, suppress the Japanese tank units!" Ge Haifeng immediately gave the order.
THREE CAVALRY BATTALIONS WITH FIVE 37MM ANTI-TANK GUNS, AND FOUR 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS FROM THE MOUNTED ARTILLERY BATTALION IMMEDIATELY BEGAN FIRING.
Armor-piercing shells began to be fired, and most of these armor-piercing shells accurately hit the Japanese tanks, but some of them missed.
The Japanese tank units began to shift their firing targets, and grenades quickly hit the anti-tank guns, and the artillerymen had no choice but to immediately start moving rapidly.
Twelve Type 89 tanks moved quickly forward, and these twelve tanks were less than a kilometer away from the 1st Cavalry Battalion.
The tank machine guns on the Type 89 tanks began to fire, and more than a dozen cavalrymen were beaten into a sieve by the Japanese tank machine guns on the spot.
Tanks are the nemesis of cavalry, and after the Japanese tank units began to appear, the cavalry units suffered hundreds of casualties.
The expression on Ge Haifeng's face became solemn, especially when he found that more than 600 cavalry troops of the Japanese army were coming from both sides, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Regiment commander, there are too many tanks in the Japanese army, and the anti-tank guns can't suppress the other side at all, and at present, our troops have suffered heavy casualties, so let's retreat first."
A regimental staff officer quickly ran in front of Ge Haifeng, and he reported in a solemn tone.
Ge Haifeng had a calm expression on his face, he rode on his war horse, and his right hand clenched the saber.
"The cavalry artillery battalion and the machine gun company pinned down the Japanese tank troops, the first battalion of the cavalry battalion quickly surrounded and annihilated the Japanese vanguard cavalry units, the second cavalry battalion attacked the Japanese cavalry units on the left, and the third cavalry company attacked the Japanese cavalry units on the right.
Ge Haifeng glanced around with a solemn gaze, and he immediately began to give combat orders.
The cavalry units of the 5th Regiment of Honor immediately began to act, and the cavalry battalion began to move its positions with four infantry guns, four mountain guns, four mortars, and four anti-tank guns.
"Rapid assault, suppression of the artillery of the China, striking at the cavalry units of the China."
The captain squadron leader of the tank squadron directly under the regiment of the 1st Division began to convey orders by radio.
Twelve Type 89 tanks quickly advanced forward, while behind this, ten Type 89 tanks provided artillery support.
Shells after shells were fired at the artillery positions of the Honorable Fifth Regiment, and the Japanese units were now beginning to have a clear advantage.
"Da Da Da!" The tank machine guns continued to fire, and bullets quickly fired at the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army.
More than a dozen people were killed on the spot in the first battalion of the cavalry battalion of the 109th Division of the Japanese army, and the Japanese tanks became the nemesis of the Honorary Fifth Regiment.